May 30, 2012 9:48 a.m. | Three teenage boys took dancing in the streets to a new level last week.

According to a Wauwatosa Police Department report:

The 14-, 15- and 16-year-old Milwaukee boys got their groove on in the city's busiest and most dangerous intersection - North Avenue and Mayfair Road - at 7:56 p.m. May 21.

They danced up to the vehicle of an off-duty Milwaukee police officer, who yelled at the trio to get out of traffic. The boys screamed back racial slurs, profanities and threats before heading to the Walgreens parking lot.

The officer followed and the boys ran past businesses on Mayfair Road and were eventually stopped across the street on Fisher Parkway.

July 30, 2015 1:28 p.m. | The second J. Crew Mercantile store in the country is expected to open at The Mayfair Collection before the end of the year.

Executive Vice President of Retail Development for HSA Commercial Real Estate announced Thursday the firm has successfully executed a lease with J. Crew to open a store at the shopping center, according to a news release.

"From the outset of this project, our strategy has always been to find best-in-class fashion brands that can attract customers throughout southeast Wisconsin," Blum said in a statement. "With this being J. Crew Mercantile's second store in the country, we believe that we have further fulfilled that goal, and we are excited to have them as part of The Mayfair Collection."

The store announced earlier this year that the company is opening its first Mercantile store in Dallas.

J. Crew Mercantile — a more affordable branch of the retailer — will be located in Suite 110 between Ulta and Men's Wearhouse at the Mayfair Collection.

July 29, 2015 11:38 a.m. | Dan Atkinson always had a fascination in art, he grew up with sketchbooks that his dad would keep laying around the house, but shortly after high school, Atkinson abandoned art and joined to army with the goal of becoming a police officer.

After spending five years as a military police officer, Atkinson decided it wasn't for him, and left the Army as a sergeant. He began to pursue his old passion for art by attending the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and getting his bachelors degree at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee soon after. He is currently practicing an art that is not your typical canvas and paint brush.

Atkinson etches, and designs bricks and headstones. He is self-employed and got his start by etching headstones for his uncle's headstone shop in Watertown.

"I grew up in Watertown, and my uncle asked me if I could do it (design headstones), and I went from there," Atkinson said.

Atkinson has sold his etched bricks to about 10 different companies across Wisconsin, and he even still designs headstones on occasion for his uncle's shop.

July 29, 2015 9:18 a.m. | Wauwatosa West baseball coach Chad Mateske felt he misjudged his young squad's ability to make the jump to varsity after a successful junior varsity season.

But the future looks bright for the Trojans, who will be playing under a new coach next season as Mateske has stepped down to focus more on his new family and his teaching duties.

While the Trojans will lose some talented seniors in Zach Veit, an all-division infielder, Jonathan Meyer, Khalil Jackson and Alex Halloran, the new coach will have plenty of talent returning.

"Getting Zach back healthy and up to full speed was nice this year." Mateske said. "Jackson gave us some nice offensive ability. He hit the ball hard and had three homers. He also helped us eat up some innings as a pitcher."

July 29, 2015 9:03 a.m. | Despite a 6-25 overall mark and a 1-17 record in the Greater Metro Conference, coach Brian Karas had six members of his Wauwatosa East baseball team earn all-conference honors on some level.

July 29, 2015 8:48 a.m. | It brought back a lot of memories sitting on the sidelines Saturday at McCoy Field watching the Brookfield Blue Sox defeat the Sussex Cardinals, 8-4, for their sixth straight victory.

I was one of the youngest managers in Land O'Lakes history back when I was 19 years old. After graduating from Brookfield Central in 1967, I played for the Brookfield Lakers, which is now the Brookfield Bulldogs.

I use the words "played for" loosely.

I had a lifetime batting average of .200, getting two hits in 10 at bats, both off a pitcher named Kent Larson, who pitched for Muskego, which was then part of the Eastern Division.

The mission of the Wauwatosa Neighborhood Watch Committee is to support a high quality of life for Wauwatosa citizens through an active watch program, crime prevention and awareness education and to support the Wauwatosa Police Department, according to the group's website.

Returning this year will be a children's area that includes games, inflatable rides, a coloring contest, Kid Care ID and more. Other scheduled highlights include live music; food and refreshments; safety displays; and health and wellness exhibits.

The event kicks off at 4 p.m. Aug. 4, and the popular 1.5 mile "Family Flashlight Walk" begins at 8 p.m. The walk will wind through Honey Creek Parkway, the lower Harwood area and the village of Wauwatosa.

July 28, 2015 11:45 a.m. | Glendale — After a week on the northwest side of Milwaukee, the much-talked-about 'Milwaukee lion' may have made an appearance in Glendale Sunday night.

The 'lion-like' creature described by more than a dozen eyewitnesses over the last week was most recently spotted on 30th Street and Fairmount Avenue on Saturday night. Milwaukee police officers have been searching the area around Lincoln Creek in search of the big cat.

The lion may be traveling northeast, if a call from Glendale police is accurate.

Glendale police received a report of a lion sighting at 11:26 p.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of Crestwood Boulevard, about a mile north of Lincoln Creek. The caller said he saw a tan muscular animal with a long tail walking in the area, and then it took off running north toward Marne Avenue.

Glendale police responded to the call, but officers were unable to locate the animal.

Mini fashion shows with Vera Bradley, interactive fitness sessions with Athleta, a cover photo opportunity with Milwaukee Magazine and educational programs lead by Children's Community Health Plan will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 8 in Mayfair's lower lever center court.

The day's events will also feature information on the latest fashion and trends from The Container Store and a mobile photo booth from Nordstrom.

"Back-to-school shopping is our second-largest retail season of the year and our goal is always to make shopping an inspiring and rewarding experience for all of our guests," said Senior General Manager of Mayfair Stephen Smith. "Mayfair's retailers are offering significant discounts and incentives this season to help shoppers save money and make the back-to-school shopping experience enjoyable."

July 24, 2015 11:38 a.m. | Construction on a 40,000-foot expansion at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Tosa Center is slated to begin Aug. 3.

Located at the corner of Highway 100 and Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa, the expansion will bring in new clinics, renovate existing clinical space and provide physician office space, according to a news release.

The three-story expansion is expected to reach completion in May 2016.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Plastic Surgery Center, Cascadia MediSpa and Vein Clinic will all relocate to the Tosa Center from their current location in the Wisconsin Athletic Club building on Watertown Plank Road.

The SpineCare Clinic and Hand Clinic, which are currently located at the Tosa Center, will be expanded and renovated.

July 22, 2015 12:33 p.m. | A community-based art therapy program will hold its grand opening July 25.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 6 to 9 p.m., YES, ETC Collective will display artwork on the second floor at 1430 Underwood Ave.

YES, ETC Collective is a program designed to reach adjudicated teens within the St. Charles Youth and Family services and youth in partner program, Carmelite Home for Boys, according to a news release.

The art collaborations will be featured and on sale through the end of August.

Higher than Aaron Rodgers (No. 2) and Tom Brady (No. 3). Higher than anyone could have imagined even when he became the 11th overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft. Even with his second career NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award last year, it's still staggering to think that when the players in the NFL consider who the league's best player is, they turn to Watt.

Sure, all rankings have to be taken with a grain of salt, but especially with the accomplishments of Watt and Jordan Niebrugge, a Homestead graduate who shot an amateur-record round of 67 at the British Open and then tied for sixth in the tourney, there have been some exciting accomplishments racked up by local products. Considering athletes who competed in high school in the Now Newspapers or Lake Country Publications coverage area (and remain active), here's my Suburban 16, where I attempt to rank players based on exposure, impact and post-prep accomplishments.

July 22, 2015 11:03 a.m. | Kit Slawski wholeheartedly believes that there is an abundance of talent in local Wauwatosa musicians.

That's why for five nights a week at Hoyt Park, Slawski, executive director at Hoyt Park, books local bands to perform at the park's beer garden, and provide live music for the people, while also showing off the local talent that Wauwatosa has to offer.

"The goal was to highlight local talent in Wauwatosa and in Milwaukee. There is no shortage of great musical talent in the area," Slawski said. "We had been approached by local musicians when we were first putting in the landing, so we made sure to add a stage for live performances."

The Landing at Hoyt Park was installed in the summer of 2013, along with a stage for live performances. For about 25 weeks of the year, Hoyt Park features a wide variety of live musical performances, from solo artists to larger four-person bands. A wide array of bands means that there will be music for almost everyone.

"We get everything from classical music, rock, country rock, blues, even some reggae," Slawski said. "We don't do a lot of heavy-metal type stuff, that wouldn't be appropriate background music for people enjoying their beer at the beer garden; we are not a concert venue."